Wyoming News Briefs: September 12, 2019
SVI Media is part of the Wyoming News Exchange. The following stories are courtesy of the WNE. Mistaken identity leads to Yellowstone gate closure POWELL (WNE) — With guns drawn, Yellowstone National Park law enforcement officers stopped two visitors…
Hemp investors look to buy space in Greybull
By Nathan Oster Greybull Standard Via- Wyoming News Exchange GREYBULL — A group of investors who are looking to get in on the ground floor of the nascent hemp production industry has agreed to the terms of the purchase of…
UW search committee hosts first ‘listening session’
By Daniel Bendtsen Laramie Boomerang Via- Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — The search committee tasked with finding 12 candidates for the University of Wyoming’s presidency hosted its first of three “listening sessions” at the Wyoming Union on Monday afternoon. The…
Study shows antelope pushed out of Anticline by drilling
By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Jackson Hole pronghorn’s critical winter range doubles as one of the largest natural gas fields in the U.S. But new research shows that the native tawny-and-white residents are…
PacifiCorp: Early closure of Wyo coal plants saves $599 million
By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com PacifiCorp and its 1.9 million utility customers could save $599 million by retiring several coal-fired electrical generating units in Wyoming and elsewhere — including early closures at the Jim Bridger and Naughton plants — …
Cold, rain slow Fishhawk Fire
By Zac Taylor Cody Enterprise Via- Wyoming News Exchange CODY — The Fishhawk Fire – 11,171 acres as of Monday morning – is expected to smolder until enough snow falls on it, but fire managers are no longer seeing it…
Group proposes changes to migration corridors
By Camille Erickson Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Throughout the summer months, an eight-person team has been stewing over how to preserve two key pillars in Wyoming — economic growth and migratory ungulates. After laboring over the…
Wyoming News Briefs: September 9, 2019
SVI Media is part of the Wyoming News Exchange. These stories come courtesy of the WNE. Wyoming schools ranked sixth best in nation JACKSON (WNE) — Wyoming may be small, but its schools pack a punch. That’s according to…
Committee approves bill to boost funding for weed, pest control
By Michael Illiano The Sheridan Press Via- Wyoming News Exchange SHERIDAN — The Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Agriculture Committee voted to sponsor a bill that aims to generate more funding for weed and pest management programs last week which could aid…
Legislators form committee to look at coal bankruptcies
By Nick Reynolds Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Wyoming lawmakers voted last week to create a committee specifically focused on addressing the negative effects of a rash of coal bankruptcies across the state over the past several…